Recent legal battles highlight a troubling trend in South Africa, where journalists are increasingly targeted with harassment suits aimed at silencing them.

Despite sustained pushback from civil society and digital rights groups, Zambia has enacted sweeping cyber laws that threaten fundamental freedoms under the guise of countering terrorism and ...

Prosecution of "Mada Masr"'s editor, denial of union rights, and website blocks show an escalating crackdown on independent journalism in Egypt.

(MISA/IFEX) – On 16 October 2000, the Zimbabwe High Court fined Assistant Police Commissioner Libermann Ndlovu ZW$3000 (approx. US$56.60) or thirty days in jail for defying a lawful order issued by ...

Journalist Alfousseini Togo was handed an eight-month suspended sentence along with a fine after challenging official claims about public trust in Mali's judiciary.

Authorities in Mali have detained ex-premier Moussa Mara, accusing him of "undermining the credibility of the state" after he publicly shared accounts of visits to political prisoners.

Alain Christophe Traoré's family have demanded Ivory Coast officials carry out a judicial investigation into the Burkinabe activist and social media influencer's death during his detention.

We, the Alianza Regional por la Libertad de Expresión e iInformación, IFEX-ALC, and Voces del Sur, as networks that defend and promote freedom of expression in Latin America and the Caribbean, voice ...

The bill proposes a ban on all children under 16 from accessing platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook. This statement was originally published on digitalrightsmonitor.pk on 28 July 2025. A ...

Alexander Shtoda will be investigated in absentia for his involvement in the torture of Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna, who died in prison in 2024.

Las redes Alianza Regional por la libre expresión e Información, IFEX-ALC y Voces del Sur, que defienden y promueven la libertad de expresión en América Latina y el Caribe, manifestamos nuestra ...

"As Belarusian authorities extend the crackdown into online spaces with increasing pace and severity, they are actively policing speech and dismantling social bonds that sustain civic resistance" - ...